central angle

American  

noun

Geometry.

1. an angle formed at the center of a circle by two radii.

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central angle British  

noun

1. an angle whose vertex is at the centre of a circle

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central angle Scientific  

/ sĕn′trəl /

1. An angle formed by two rays from the center of a circle, with the center forming the vertex.

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Etymology

Origin of central angle

First recorded in 1900–05

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central angle

Find the length of the arc of a circle of radius 10 centimeters subtended by the central angle of 50°.

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A sector of a circle has a central angle of 45° and a radius 6 cm.

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A central angle is an angle formed at the center of a circle by two radii.

From Textbooks ● Feb. 13, 2015

One radian is the measure of a central angle of a circle that intercepts an arc equal in length to the radius of that circle.

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Ephraemi this central angle is sometimes a little rounded: in Codd.

From A Plain Introduction to the Criticism of the New Testament, Vol. I. by Scrivener, Frederick Henry Ambrose